Through The Fire

When you are troubled Troubled by my circumstances, yet I find peace in knowing You. My heart is broken in many pieces, but You gather me under Your wing, like a hen protects her chicks. When I run to You I’m never alone. You place a blanket around my shivering body and warm me by the fire of Your warmth. The thickness of the blizzard has you lost, in search for home. When you’re in pain, take heart, the Lover of our soul is searching for you. He won’t stop till He finds You. You may feel like no one cares, but Jesus is wanting to embrace you, and He has been for a long time. As you lay dying in the snow, and circumstances you’ve chose have left you numb. He carries you to His cabin and lays you by a fire. God wants you unconditionally. He wants you to live! 

What is it you really want  Misery, what a concept. It loves to be fed, and without Christ it will take up residence in your soul. Contentment and Joy, the opposite of misery, both love to be fed, the only difference portrayed here is misery condemns, joy and contentment do not. Joy and Contentment are not feelings, they are characteristics of the Holy Spirit, and He does not force Himself on anyone. All He does is convict, beyond that it’s your choice to chose. So which you will feed. Will you chose the Lord? Will you decide to live? I’ve tasted of misery, it is fun for a while, as long as you are in control. It’s no longer a pleasure when you can’t even enjoy your own pity party. And when the darkness of your past haunts you, it leaves an emptiness that no human can fill. It is then that you cry out for help, yet it seems no one is there. It’s because you’ve walked away from the Lord. It is only one step back my friend, just turn around and He’ll be there to pull you out o...

Caterpillars and Butterflies  The caterpillar an ugly creature, likened to a slug. It inches along leafy foundations. Moving at a slow pace. Like a Christian in the season of it’s winter it’s soul seems to bare no fruit. As it sheds it’s outer layer, a cocoon enshrouds the unsightly creature. Not known to the human eye, but the insect dies in this process. Before beauty comes ashes. It is the same with the Christian life, in order to attain eternal security, one must first die to their mortality. The caterpillar dies and becomes a beautiful butterfly. In order to reap the benefits of Christ your fleshly desires need to be crucified. After the Holy Spirit has rid your body of the world’s teachings, you can emerge in Christ. Like the Butterfly we have a mission to witness, to lift up other Christians, and to go into all the world to carry out His message. Do butterflies hang around caterpillars? No they live with other butterflies. Does that mean we never associate with oth...

The courtroom Creation moans, as the earth dies. The graves are on trial, and life’s purpose is the jury. The judge is God and the prosecutor is satan. A young man with sweat pouring from his brow sips some water and sits in the defendants chair.  God points at the defendant and calls him to the witness stand. The books are opened, and court comes to order. Satan comes to question the man, “Have you not lied to get yourself out of trouble,or have you not preached one thing to others and yet not walked the walk?” The man speechless could not deny. “On these grounds I declare this man guilty of hell, for Your Word declares, if a person breaks even one commandment you’ve broken them all. The wages of sin is death, this man must pay for his wages. He slacked in attending church, and did not spread Your message.” “Order, I must have order in my court, sit down satan. Let me question the man. First of all the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through...

Faith is not a feeling. It can’t be captured in a moment. It’s something you either have or don’t have. You either have a relationship with Christ or you do not. He places a root inside of you to battle any circumstance. That my friend is faith. It’s not goosebumps from a song, nor is it a voice like you hear when you talk to someone. In fact if you think God speaking to you in such a manner; I would test it with scripture before believing it’s message. That does not mean He does not speak that way, it only means don’t rely on that to always be the case, otherwise you might think God has abandoned you. “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Bible paraphrase) If you rely on feelings rather than the faith God has instilled in you, your relationship with Him will wither. Faith is all about trust, He wants you to fall into His arms, He’s awaiting to catch you, to love you with all His heart.                   

Will you listen A man in his early 30’s,  hunched over. His eyebrows knit together in a serious playful sort. Taking a gandeur at the children across the way. As he stands from a crouching position, he greets one of his admires. His clothes are somewhat tattered; his milky white complexion offers up an empty stomach.  At twilight he stumbles down an alley, drunk and confused. He seeks shelter in a near by shack built from boxes.  During the night shift he hears a disturbance. Now awake he’s face to face with a preacher.  “I don’t need your sympathy, I just want to be left alone”, said the man.  “There is someone who I want you to meet, if you still wish to leave after meeting Him you can.”  “Alright,” said the man, and so he followed him inside the church.  “Alright so who is this person.”  The preacher pointed to the cross.  “You got to be kidding me, Jesus, I came all the way in here to see a dead guy on a cross?” T...

Seek first the kingdom I’m looking for the words Lord. When pain comes I question your existence? Deep within my heart I  am broken. I know others have the same questions? But now I walk with my head lifted high, for my God has given me a reason to live. Tears used stream down my face and I wanted to give up. My health was not the best and still needs adjusting. God wants to give you a purpose. Seek Christ first, then a calling will follow. Make sure your passion is the Father, not the calling. for if you exalt the calling above the Lord you shall be humbled and unfulfilled. But when when you seek first the Lord and He exalts you that is when you will feel complete. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Bible paraphrase)